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Friday, December 30, 2016

This year, just like every other year in recent memory, has flown past. There's not too much time to look back and reflect on the year gone by or to look ahead to what the New Year might bring, so no New Year's resolutions for me. But I have put together some words to live by to help get the New Year off to a sparkly start.

Sparkle is the new black!

Never let your tiara slip.

Because it's what's on the inside that matters.

Bloom and be the very best you, you can be.

And remember, you can never have enough jewellery..... especially when it's handmade!

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

If
you're looking for some festive earrings that are a little out of the ordinary,
then these Cascading Star Loop earrings might be just what you're looking for. Instead of adding red to gold
and silver, add a sprinkling of copper beads for a less traditional look. It
will add warmth and contrast to the design whilst retaining the glitz of gold
and silver. The clusters of stars will add the Christmassey feel to the
earrings.

Tip: This project uses memory wire to form the circular sections giving uniformity and stability to the design but if you find it difficult to turn small loops on pieces of memory wire, you can use wire instead. Choose the heaviest gauge wire that will fit through the Delicas.

Using the very tip of the round nose pliers, make a small inward facing loop on one end
of each of the three coils of memory wire. The easiest way to do this is to rotate your wrist whilst using your
thumb and forefinger to push the wire against the jaws of the pliers. You will
need to repeat this two or three times to complete the loop.

This will help you form a fully closed loop.

Repeat on each of the three coils.

String the Delicas and star beads onto the
three coils using the photo as a guide for the stringing order.

Trim each coil leaving just enough wire
beyond the beads to form a small loop. To work out where to cut the wire, measure the distance between the loop you formed and the cut end. This is how much wire you need to form a matching loop.

The three coils should now look like this.

String a silver star onto a head pin. Bend
the wire at a 90° angle and trim it to 10mm (3/8”).

Turn a simple loop.

Open the loop and hook it onto the middle
of the three loops on the connector.

Connect the smallest and medium coils by
hooking a jump ring to one end of the small coil and the beaded section of the
medium coil. Connect on the other side in the same way.

Connect the medium coil to the largest coil
in the same manner.

Connect the large coil to the end connector
with jump rings.

Open the loop of the ball end earring wire
and slip then top loop of the end connector onto the earring wire. Make sure
that it is facing the front.

Make a second earring with the remaining
components.

It's not too late to start making Christmas earrings and if you need more inspiration, check out my Twelve Days of Christmas Earrings ebook series. You are sure to find something perfect to get you in the festive mood. 'Til next time....

Thursday, December 8, 2016

December is racing along but it's not too late to make some fabulous Christmas earrings to dress up your festive outfits. Today I have another bonus Christmas Earrings project for you that is NOT in the Twelve Days of Christmas Earrings Vol 5. Watch me as I make these gorgeous White as Snow earrings and then follow the step-by-steps below.

String the tear drop onto the head pin.
Grip the head pin with the chain nose pliers and bend it above the pliers at a
90° angle.

Position the round nose pliers in the neck
of the wire and form a loop. Make sure that the wire crosses over the front of
the loop.

Wrap the tail of the head pin around the
neck two or three times and then trim away the excess.

Open the coils of the bead cage using both
hands.

Insert the bead into the cage.

If the bead holes don’t line up with the cage ends, work them around by inserting the tip of the eye pin in one end and manoeuvring it into position. String the caged bead and the star (from the bottom).

Bend the wire above the point of the star
at a 90° angle.

Turn a simple loop.

Open the bottom loop of the eye pin and hook it through the wrapped loop.

Attach the earring to the earring wire and close the loop. Make a second earring to match and you're done. Wow....Christmas earrings in under 10 minutes!

You'll find more great earring designs like these in the Twelve Days of Christmas Earrings ebook series. Vol 5 is available for purchase now and can be downloaded immediately after your purchase is complete.

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